The Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, have had their game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs postponed due to rain on Friday, July 9. The game has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader at Alliance Bank Stadium on Saturday August 28 beginning at 5pm.

Harrisburg Senators L, 2-0 @ Reading
Starter/Pitching Star: Milone (L, 6-5) 6IP 7H 1R 0ER 0BB 9K
Hitting Star #1: Martinez 1-2, SH
Hitting Star #2: Marrero 1-3
Notes: Harrisburg couldn’t get much of anything going today as they only accumulated three hits for the entire game. Reading scored an unearned run in the bottom of the 3rd and another on a solo home run in the 7th as they won this one 2-0. Starter Tom Milone went six innings giving up an unearned run on seven hits and struck nine and walked none, but took the loss to fall to 6-5 on the season.

Vermont Lake Monsters W, 10-5 @Mahoning Valley
Starting Pitcher: McKenzie 4⅔ IP 6H 5R 5ER 1BB 3K
Pitching Star: Bates (W, 2-0) 3⅓ IP 3H 0R 0BB 4K
Hitting Star #1: Miller 3-4, 3R, 3-2B, 1RBI
Hitting Star #2: Mozingo 2-3, BB, 2RBI
Notes: The Lake Monsters fell behind early 1-0 but roared back with two runs in the 3rdand six in the 4th.They weren’t finished there as they scored one more in 5th to make it 9-1. Mahoning Valley made a charge in the 5th scoring four runs but it was too late as the Lake Monsters added another in the 6th to win this one 10-5. Starter Christopher McKenzie went 4⅔ innings, giving up six hits, five runs and one walk but couldn’t get the 15th out to get the win, which went to reliever Colin Bates.

Potomac Nationals W, 3-2 @ Frederick
Starting Pitcher: Frias (W, 3-4) 6IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K 1HR
Pitching Star: Martinez (H, 1) 1⅓ IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star: Burgess 2-3, R, BB, HR, 2RBI
Notes: The 27th series was the charm, as the Potomac Nationals swept the Frederick Keys with a 3-2 win on Friday night. Michael Burgess started the scoring with a two-run home run in the top of the first, only to be matched by Jacob Julius in the bottom of the first. A sacrifice fly by Josh Johnson in the top of the 7th gave Potomac a 3-2 lead and the (*ahem*) veteran PNat bullpen trio of Carlos Martinez (26), Cory VanAllen (26) and Dan Leatherman (25 on Monday) combined for three scoreless innings to ice the win.

Hagerstown Suns L, 4-3 @ Greenville
Starting Pitcher: Demny 5IP 5H 2R 1ER 1BB 3K
Pitching Star: None
Hitting Star #1: Kobernus 2-5
Hitting Star #2: Soriano 1-4, R, BB, SB, RBI
Notes: After a two-hour rain delay, the Greenville Drive gave the folks that remained from reported crowd of 5,033 (gee, why they’d wait so long?) at Fluor Field a happy sendoff with a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 9th for a 4-3 win. It was a wild swing from the top half of the inning, in which the Suns rallied with two outs to tie the game at 3-3 with a hit batsmen and a single by Francisco Soriano. Neither team ever led by more than one run, with Hagerstown taking leads of 1-0 after the 1st and 2-1 after the 3rd and Greenville taking a 3-2 after the 7th.

GCL Nationals W, 7-6 vs. GCL Marlins
Starting Pitcher: Pat Lehman 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K
Pitching Star: Manuel Rivera (W, 1-1) 2IP 2H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Randolph Oduber 3-4, R, 2-3B, SB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Angelberth Montilla 2-5, R, 2B, BB, 3SB, RBI
Notes: A two-out, two-run error in the bottom of the ninth gave the GCL Nationals a 7-6 walkoff win on Friday afternoon. It was the fifth error of the afternoon for the GCL Marlins, who blew leads of 4-3 and 6-4. Pat Lehman pitched the first inning in rehab, followed by 18-year-old Gregory Baez, who went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five. Angelberth Montilla and recently signed 2010 Draft pick Randolph Oduber led the offense, collecting five of the team’s 11 hits and four of the team’s six stolen bases.

DSL Nationals vs. DSL Orioles2 — PPD
Notes: Rain washed out today’s matchup, setting up a doubleheader on the 19th, which is when the two teams next meet.

Harrisburg Senators W, 9-7 vs. Richmond
Starting Pitcher: Thompson (ND) 6⅓ IP 5H 3R 3ER 1BB 5K
Pitching Star: Carr (S, 2) 1IP 2H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Solano 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Marrero 2-4, R, HR, 4RBI
Notes: A three-run, first-inning home run by Chris Marrero led off the Harrisburg scoring binge. The Sens then added two more in the 3rd and one more in the 5th to make it 6-0. Starter Aaron Thompson pitched into the seventh, leaving with a 6-2 lead and a man on after 6⅓ innings of work (five hits, one walk, five strikeouts), but saw the bullpen blow the lead as Richmond scored all seven of its runs in the tops of the 7th and 8th innings. Harrisburg reclaimed the lead with a three-run rally in the bottom of the 8th, highlighted by a two-run single by Edgardo Baez, and Adam Carr nailed it down with a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Hagerstown Suns W, 6-5 @ Greenville (10 inn.)
Starting Pitcher: Rosenbaum (ND) 6IP 11H 4R 4ER 4BB 7K
Pitching Star: Wort (W, 3-0) 3IP 1H 0R 0BB 5K
Hitting Star #1: Perez 3-4, 2R, 2B, 2SB
Hitting Star #2: Jones 2-3, R, HR, RBI
Notes: Thanks to Souza’s 11th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the top of the 10th, Hagerstown was able to defeat Greenville in extra innings by a score of 6-5. Rob Wort won the game in relief, pitching three dominant innings with just one hit allowed while striking out five. Starter Dan Rosenbaum went the first six innings, allowing four runs on 11 hits and four walks. He also struck out seven. Offensively, Eury Perez led the 12-hit attack with three hits while recently promoted Marcus Jones went 2-for-4 with a home run.

Vermont Lake Monsters L, 6-5 @ Mahoning Valley
Starting Pitcher: Hansen 4⅔ IP 5H 3R 2ER 4BB 5K
Pitching Star: McCatty 2⅓ IP 1H 0R 1BB 3K
Pitching Un-Star: Crane ⅔ IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Miller 2-4, 2R, 2B
Hitting Star #2: Moldenhauer 1-5, R, HR, 2RBI
Notes: It was a devastating loss for the Lake Monsters, as they took a 5-3 lead into the 9th inning only to have Dustin Crane allow 3 runs to score in just 2/3 of an inning. Starter Bobby Hansen got the no-decision, pitching 4⅔ innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks. He also struck out five. Reliever Shane McCatty tried to keep it close, pitching a wonderful 2⅓ innings, allowing only one hit and a walk. Russell Moldenhauer drove in two with his 5th home run of the season.

GCL Nationals L,8-5 @ GCL Astros
Starting Pitcher: A.J. Morris (ND) 5IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K 1HR
Pitching Star: Brandon Meister 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Mills Rogers 3-5, R, 2B, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Derrick Philips 2-5, 2-2B
Hitting Star #3: Johan Rodriguez 3-3, BB, RBI
Notes: Rehabbing A.J. Morris stretched out to five innings, but gave up three runs, including a home run in the first in his 4th GCL appearance. The relievers that followed were even less effective, allowing two runs in the sixth, and three in the seventh as the G-Nats fell to the G-Astros 8-5. Offensively, the Viera crew collected 13 hits but twice hit into twin-killings, and left 14 men on base.

Syracuse Chiefs L, 6-2 vs. Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Jones, Jas (L, 1-3) 7IP 8H 4R 4ER 1BB 3K 3HR
Pitching Star: None
Hitting Star #1: Maxwell 2-4
Hitting Star #2: Duncan 1-3, R
Notes: Buffalo began the scoring in the 1st with two runs and didn’t stop there as they added single runs in the 4th, 7th and the 8th. The Chiefs were finally able to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 8th scoring two runs but that’s all they could muster off the Bisons’ Pat Misch, who pitched a five-hit complete game. The long ball was the downfall of Chiefs’ starter Jason Jones, as Buffalo took him deep three times over his seven innings of work, accounting for all four runs he gave up over his seven innings of work.

Harrisburg Senators W 4-0 vs. Richmond
Starting Pitcher: Kown (W, 3-4) 6IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K
Pitching Star: Kimball (H, 4) 2IP 1H 0R 1BB 4K
Hitting Star # 1: Valdez 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Lowrance 2-3, 1BB
Notes: The Sens had Richmond’s number today as three pitchers combined to shut them out on just two hits. Harrisburg began its scoring in the 3rd with one, then added two more in the 5th, and one more in the 8th to make it 4-0. Starter Andrew Kown went six innings giving up one hit, no runs, no walks while striking out four.

Potomac Nationals W, 7-4 @ Frederick
Starting Pitcher: Holder 4⅓ IP 7H 3R 3ER 1BB 1K 1HR
Pitching Star: VanAllen (W, 2-3) 1⅔ IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K; 0-3 IR-S
Hitting Star #1: Norris 1-3, 2R, 2BB, HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Burgess 2-5, R, 2RBI
Notes: The PNats bats were nearly as hot as the weather, plating seven runs on nine hits — including a two-run blast by Derek Norris in the first inning. Potomac added three more in the third and two more in the fourth, taking a 7-2 lead. The Keys chased starter Trevor Holder in the fifth by loading the bases and plating one on a botched grounder to third. Cory VanAllen came on with one out, the bases still juiced, and stranded all three with a strikeout and a flyout to end the threat and earn the win.

Hagerstown Suns L, 7-2 vs. West Virginia
Starting Pitcher: Smoker (L, 1-9) 4IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 5K 1HR
Pitching Star: Erb 2IP 0H 0R 3BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Perez 3-4, R, 3B, SB
Hitting Star #2: Bloxom 1-3, RBI
Notes: The Suns began with the lead scoring one in the bottom of the 1st, but the Power answered back with one run in the top of the 2nd to tie things up. West Virginia then added two more runs in the 3rd to jump into the lead at 3-1. Hagerstown got one back in the bottom of the inning to keep it close at 3-2, but the Power shut them down the rest of the way. West Virginia extended its lead to 4-2 with one in the 4th, 6-2 with two more in the 8th, and made the final 7-2 with a run in the 9th. Starter Josh Smoker continues to struggle, losing his ninth game while going four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and four walks.

Vermont Lake Monsters — OFF DAY
Notes: Yesterday was the first of just four scheduled off days in the New York-Penn League season. Unfortunately, a good chunk of it was spent on a bus from Burlington to eastern Ohio, as Vermont starts a six-game road trip against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the State College Spikes. The Lake Monsters lead the Connecticut Tigers by four games in the Stedler Division with a spiffy 15-4 record.

Syracuse Chiefs, W, 5-4 vs. Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Mandel 3IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 0K
Pitching Star: English (W, 2-1) 3IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Bynum, 2-3, R, 2B, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Lopez 1-4, 2B, 2RBI
Notes: It was a nail-biter, but the Chiefs were able to hold on to a 5-4 win versus Buffalo. Starting pitcher, Jeff Mandel got a no-decision, pitching three complete innings and allowing all four of Buffalo’s runs to score on seven hits and a walk. Jesse English, however, came om in relief in the 4th inning and pitched a magnificent three innings, allowing only one hit. Seth Bynum and Pedro Lopez were the hitters of the game, collectively going 3-7, scoring two runs, hitting two doubles, and driving in thee runs.

Harrisburg Senators W, 3-2 vs. Richmond
Starting Pitcher: Detwiler 4IP 8H 2R 2ER 0BB 2K
Pitching Star: James 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Espinosa 2-4, R, 3B, HR, 3RBI
Hitting Star #2: Valdez 2-3, BB
Notes: Richmond started the scoring in the 3rd with a run, but the Sens answered with two of their own in the bottom of the inning. Richmond knotted things up in the 4th with another run, and the game remained tied until the 7th, when Harrisburg added the go-ahead run thanks to a Danny Espinosa triple. With that the Sens were able to take this one 3-2. Starter Ross Detwiler went four innings giving up two runs on eight hits and no walks, striking out two. Rafael Martin earned the win with two innings of scoreless relief, while Zech Zinicola pitched a scoreless ninth for save #9 at the AA level.

Hagerstown Suns L, 7-3 vs. West Virginia
Starting Pitcher: Hicks (L, 1-1) 5⅓ IP 4H 1R 1ER 3BB 7K
Pitching Star: Arnold 1IP 1H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Bloxom 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Soriano 1-4, R, 3B, RBI
Notes: The Suns didn’t fare too well today as they were downed 7-3 by West Virginia. They were able to keep the Power shorted through five innings but then West Virginia flipped the switch in the 6th and scored three, then added a single run in the 7th, and three more in the 8th to run the score up to 7-0. Hagerstown made a three-run charge in the 9th, highlighted by a two-run homer by Bloxom but it was too little too late as West Virginia held on and took this one. Starter Graham Hicks went 5⅓ innings giving up only four hits, one run, three walks with seven strikeouts in the loss.

Vermont Lake Monsters W, 3-2 (15 inn.) vs. Williamsport
Starting Pitcher: Swynenberg (ND) 6IP 4H 0R 1BB 7K
Pitching Star: Eusebio 3IP 2H 0R 0BB 2K
Pitching Un-Star: Crane ⅔ IP 1H 2R 2ER 2BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Freitas 2-4, BB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Jones 1-5, 2BB, GWRBI
Notes: The game was scoreless until the seventh inning as hits were hard to come by for both teams in this game, just 19 in 30 half-innings. One of the big hits was Freitas’s RBI single in the sixth inning to give the Lake Monsters a 1-0 lead. Williamsport thought they had won the game, scoring two runs off Dustin Crane with one out in the ninth inning, but Vermont fought back in their half of the inning to push the game into extras, tied at 2-2.

The Lake Monsters official site describes the sequence that ended the game in the 15th:

Blake Kelso led off the 15th with a walk and moved to second on a Cole Leonida sacrifice bunt, the Lake Monsters fifth sac bunt of the game. Leonida was safe at first on a throwing error by pitcher Kyle Carr on the play and moved to second when Kelso was forced at third base on a Wade Moore bunt attempt.

That brought Jones to the plate and he laced an 0-1 pitch over the head of leftfielder Miguel Alvarez to end the game. Jones’ single was the first Vermont hit in 12 at bats with a runner in scoring position in the game.

Syracuse Chiefs W, 8-6 vs. Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Chico 6IP 6H 4ER 2BB 1K
Pitching Star: Severino (W, 4-1) 1.1IP 0R 1BB 2K
Hitting Star # 1: Botts 4-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Bynum 2-2, R, HR, 2RBI
Notes: Syracuse began the scoring in the bottom of the first with 3 runs and remained in the lead throughout this one. Buffalo drove in 1 run in the 4th but Syracuse matched it with 1 of their own in the 5th. In the 6th the Chiefs continued their assault scoring 2 more. The top of the 7th Buffalo made a comeback scoring 4 runs to cut the lead to 1, and then in the 8th Buffalo tied it all up at 6 all. It looked like it was going to extras but thanks to a 2 run homer by Bynum the Chiefs were able to win this one 8-6. Starter Chico went 6 innings giving up 6 hits, 4 runs and 2 walks with the win.

Harrisburg Senators L, 5-1 vs. Richmond
Starting Pitcher: Lannan (L, 1-2) 7IP 9H 4ER 1BB 4K 1HR
Pitching Star: Carr 1.1IP 0H 0R, 0BB, 1K
Hitting Star # 1: Coon 2-4
Hitting Star # 2: Martinez, 1-4, R, RBI
Notes: Both teams remained scoreless until the 4th where Richmond opened up the scoring with 1 run. Richmond then added 3 more in the 5th while the Sens were only able to answer with 1 run in the 6th. Richmond added 1 more run in the 8th to insure victory as they beat up Harrisburg 5-1. Starter Lannan went 7 innings giving up 9 hits, 4 runs, and 1 walk with the loss.

GCL Nationals — OFF DAY
Notes: The GCL Nationals are just 2-8 after their first 10 games, with completions of suspended games scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday against the GCL Cardinals and GCL Mets, respectively. They travel to Kissimmee on Thursday to face the GCL Astros, then return to Viera on Friday to face the GCL Marlins.

Syracuse Chiefs L, 10-2 vs. Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Arnesen (L, 2-5) 4⅓ IP 7H 7ER 2BB 3K 1HR
Pitching Star: Wilkie 1IP 1H 0R 1BB 1K
Hitting Star # 1: Maxwell 2-4, R
Hitting Star # 2: Davis 2-4
Notes: Despite being able to outscore their opponents dramatically in yesterday’s game, the same could not be said for the Chiefs today as they lost by a score of 10-2 versus Buffalo. Falling to 2-5, Arnesen took the loss, going 4⅓ innings, allowing a whopping seven runs on seven hits and two walks. The only pitcher to have a decent outing was Wilkie, who pitched a scoreless inning, surrendering a hit and a walk while striking out one.

Harrisburg Senators L, 7-2 vs. Trenton
Starting Pitcher: Milone (L, 6-4) 4+ IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 7K
Pitching Star: Kimball 2IP 0H 1R 0ER 2BB 3K
Hitting Star # 1: Pahuta 2-4, RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Solano 2-4, RBI
Notes: The Sens took an early 1-0 lead in the fifth, but couldn’t hold it as the Thunder struck for two in the fifth, one in the sixth, and two more in the seventh to go up 7-1. Harrisburg cut away at that lead in the 9th with one run but it was a little too late as Trenton took this one 7-2. Starter Tom Milone went four-plus innings giving up three hits, two runs and three walks in his fourth loss against six wins.

GCL Nationals L, 8-5 @ GCL Marlins
Starting Pitcher: Tyler Hanks 3IP 5H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K
Pitching “Star”: John Santiago ⅔ IP 1H 0R 1BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Roberto Perez 2-3, R
Hitting Star #2: Wander Nunez 2-4, R, RBI
Notes: The bullpen just couldn’t stop the bleeding after starter Tyler Hanks left the game, as four of the five relievers that followed him were charged with runs. The GCL Marlins posted a picket fence with single runs in the third through seventh innings before breaking out with a three-run inning in the bottom of the eighth to turn a 5-5 game into an 8-5 win. Two of three errors came in the fateful eighth, making all three runs unearned. The loss was the seventh straight for the G-Nats, who are now 2-8 in the GCL East Division.

DSL Nationals — OFF DAY
Notes: The D-Nats stand at 16-14, four games off the pace in the Boca Chica South Division, with home games this week against the Yankees1, Phillies and Orioles2 while visiting the Marlins, Mets1 and Giants.

Syracuse Chiefs L, 5-3 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Starting Pitcher: Martis (ND) 5IP 4H 2R 2ER 2BB 0K 1HR
Pitching Star: Villone 1IP 1H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star # 1: Orr 3-4, 2R, 2B, BB, HR, RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Botts 2-4, R, 2B
Notes: Syracuse scored two early in the 2nd, but Scranton kept up with them and scored two in the same inning to keep things square. In the 4th Syracuse took the lead scoring one run, but when the 6th rolled around Scranton was able to score three of their own to take the lead and the game from the Chiefs 5-3. Starting pitcher Shairon Martis pitched five innings, giving up four hits, two runs and two walks but received a no-decision the loss.

Harrisburg Senators L, 6-4 @ Trenton
Starting Pitcher: Thompson (L, 4-10) 5⅔ IP 9H 5R 5ER 2BB 2K 3HR
Pitching Star: Martin 2⅓ IP 2H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K
Hitting Star # 1: Coon 2-3, R, 2B, RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Espinosa 2-4, R, 2B, RBI
Notes: The long ball was Aaron Thompson’s downfall, as all five runs he allowed scored via the home run, taking his league-leading 10th loss and raising his ERA to a second-worst 5.79ERA. He was staked to an early 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first but allowed the Thunder to tie in the 2nd and go ahead with another two runs coughed up in the 3rd to make it 4-2. Harrisburg scored one in the 5th to cut the Thunder lead to 4-3, but that’s as close as they would get as the Trenton bullpen pitched three hitless and scoreless frames to nail this down at 6-4.

GCL Nationals L, 2-1 vs. GCL Astros
Starter/Pitching Star: A.J. Morris 4IP 1H 0R 0BB 3K
Hitting Star #1: Jeremy Mayo 2-4, R
Hitting Star #2: Angel Montilla 2-4
Notes: It was a good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel in Viera, with a dozen doughnuts on the scoreboard before the GCL Astros pushed across a run in the top of the seventh. They would add another in the ninth to make it 2-0 before the G-Nats would stage a two-out rally to pull within one, but that would be the final: GCL Astros 2, GCL Nationals 1. Rehabbing A.J. Morris went four innings and allowed just one hit while striking out three.

DSL Nationals W, 10-1 @ DSL Cubs2 [Box score not available on MiLB.com]
Starter/Pitching Star: Silvio Medina (W, 2-2) 6IP 5H 0R 2BB 4K
Hitting Star #1: Edgar Gonzalez 2-6, R, 2B; OF assist
Hitting Star #2: Nelalexfred Ortega 2-6, R, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Bienvenido Valdez 3-6, R, RBI
Notes: After taking a 16-2 beating on Friday, the DSL Nationals put the boot to the head of the DSL Cubs2 by a 10-1 count. The top third of the order went 7-for-18 combined, while starting pitcher Silvio Medina tossed six scoreless innings to even his record at 2-2.

Syracuse Chiefs W, 7-0 vs. Lehigh Valley
Starter/Pitching Star: Jones (W, 1-2) 8IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K
Hitting Star # 1: Mench 2-3, 1R,1-2B, 1HR, 2RBI, 1BB
Hitting Star # 2: Botts 2-4, 1R, 1-2B, 2RBI,
Notes: Syracuse had control of this one all the way to the end, starting pitcher Jason Jones did an amazing job, pitching eight scoreless innings while giving up just one hit, no walks and striking out four. The Chiefs began their scoring in the top of the 1st with one run and added two in the 4th, three more in the 8th and one more in the 9th to sweeten the win all the more as they cruised to the 7-0 victory.

Harrisburg Senators L, 7-2 vs. Trenton
Starting Pitcher: Kown (L, 2-4) 2⅓ IP 6H 7R 7ER 3BB 3K 1HR
Pitching Star: Spradlin 3⅔ IP 0H 0R 1BB 2K
Hitting Star # 1: Martinez 2-4, R, SB
Hitting Star # 2: Lowrance 2-4
Notes: In this one, Harrisburg outhit Trenton but did not outscore them. The Sens kept the game scoreless until the bottom of the 3rd when the Thunder rolled, scoring a whopping seven runs. Harrisburg was able to score two runs, one in the 5th and one in the 8th to make this one look less of a blow out. Starter Andrew Kown went 2⅓ innings giving up six hits, all seven runs, three walks and one home run.

Potomac Nationals L, 4-2 @ Winston-Salem
Starter/Pitching Star: Holder (ND) 5⅓ IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 3K
Pyrotechnician: VanAllen (BS, 3; L, 1-3) ⅔ IP 3H 2R 2ER 0BB 0K 0HR WP 1-1 IR-S
Hitting Star #1: Rhinehart 1-3, R, 2B
Hitting Star #2: Burgess 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Notes: Trevor Holder pitched into the sixth with a 1-0 lead, but reliever Cory VanAllen was a welcome sight to the Dash batters, who uncorked a wild pitch and gave up a single and double before retiring a batter. The Dash would go up 3-1 before Mike Burgess answered with a solo home run in the top of the seventh to make it 3-2. Back-to-back two-out doubles in the bottom half of the seventh gave Winston-Salem the insurance run for a 4-2 win.

Hagerstown Suns L, 8-7 @ Lakewood (10 Innings)
Starting Pitcher: Smoker (ND) 4IP 6H 5ER 4BB 3K
Pitching Star: Erb 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K
Reversion To The Mean: Garcia (L, 1-1) 4BF 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 0K
Hitting Star # 1: Kobernus 2-3, 2BB, 2RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Nieto 2-3, R, BB, RBI
Notes: Lakewood started the scoring with one in the 1st and added four more in the bottom of the 2nd. Hagerstown answered with six of their own scoring two runs in each of the 4th, 5th and 6th innings. Lakewood wouldn’t stay down though as they added another run in the 5th to put them back on even ground. The Suns regained the lead in the 8th at 7-6. A throwing error on a steal of second set up a sac fly to enable Lakewood to, um, claw back to even at 7-7. Luis Garcia did not retire a batter in the tenth, as all four batters he faced reached base for the 8-7 walkoff win.

Harrisburg Senators L, 7-4 @ Portland
Starting Pitcher: Lannan (L, 1-1) 6IP 10H 6R 6ER 2BB 1K
Pitching Star: Kimball ⅔ IP 0H 0R 1BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Coon 2-5, R, HR, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Baez 2-4, 2B, 2RBI
Notes: Lannan, preparing to return back to Washington, took his first AA loss, going six complete innings, and allowing six earned runs on 10 hits and two walks. Harrisburg got on the board early, scoring first in the 2nd inning with a pair and another run in the 3rd thanks Coon’s 5th homerun of the season, but unfortunately, they did not score last as Portland scored two in the 3rd, four in the 5th, and a final run in the eighth inning.

Potomac Nationals L, 4-2 @ Winston-Salem
Starting Pitcher: Peacock (L, 2-9) 4⅔ IP 5H 3R 3ER 3BB 2K 1HR
Pitching Star: Dill 2IP 2H 0R 0BB 2K
Hitting Star: Johnson 2-3, R, 2B, BB, 2RBI
Notes: A three-run fifth proved to be too much for the PNats to overcome, as the Winston-Salem Dash took game one of the three-game series by a score of 4-2. Starter Brad Peacock took his 9th loss, going 4⅔ innings and allowing three runs on five hits, including a home run.

Hagerstown Suns L, 3-2 @ Lakewood
Starting Pitcher: Clegg 5⅔IP 5H 2R 2ER 2BB 3K
Pitching Star: Garcia 1⅓ IP 1H 0R 1BB 1K
Hitting Star #1: Bloxom 1-4, R, BB
Hitting Star #2: Ramirez 1-3
Notes: Hagerstown got on the board early with one run in the top of the 1st and was hoping to build on that lead. But Lakewood had other plans as they scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the 6th inning. Hagerstown then proceeded to tie things up in the next inning thanks to a Bloxom solo homer and was hoping to score more, but it remained tied until the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th Lakewood was able to score the winning run as they downed the Suns 3-2. Starting pitcher Mitchell Clegg pitched 5⅔ innings giving up only five hits, two runs and two walks with the loss.

Vermont Lake Monsters W, 8-0 vs. Tri-City
Starting Pitcher: Swynenberg (W, 2-0) 6IP 3H 0ER 2K (ERA 0.56) (16 innings = 1 earned run)
Pitching Star: Bates (S, 2) 3IP 1H 0R 1BB 4K
Hitting Star #1: Moldenhauer 2-4, 2R, BB, 2HR, 3RBI
Hitting Star #2: Miller 1-3, R, BB, HR, 3RBI
Notes: Home runs and excellent pitching from Vermont proved to be the difference in the game as the Lake Monsters defeated Tri-City by a score of 8-0. Swynenberg earned his 2nd win, going six complete innings, allowing only three hits while walking none. So far this season, in 16 innings, he has only allowed one earned run. Bates replaced him in the 7th and completed the game, allowing only one hit and one walk. Moldenhauer had a great game at the plate, going 2-4.

GCL Nationals — OFF DAY
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DSL Nationals W, 3-2 @ DSL Phillies
Starter/Pitching Star: Antonio Guzman (W, 2-2) 7+IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 4K
Hitting Star: Bill Pena 2-4, R, RBI
Notes: Inocencio Guzman nearly blew a 3-0 lead, but got through the 8th with lead intact at 3-2 and pitched a scoreless ninth to get the save. Starter Antonio Guzman went seven-plus and allowed just two hits to even his record at 2-2. Catcher Bill Pena led the offense with a 2-for-4 game.

Syracuse Chiefs L, 6-1 @ Buffalo
Starting Pitcher: Arnesen (L, 2-4) 4⅓ IP 9H 4R ER 1BB 3K
Pitching Star: English 1⅓ IP 0R 2BB 1K
Hitting Star: Botts 1-3, BB, RBI
Notes: The Syracuse offense couldn’t get much going today, with only three hits for the entire game the Chiefs were trampled 6-1 by the Bisons. Buffalo began its scoring in the 3rd with three runs and added one more in the 5th to make it 4-0. Syracuse got its lone run in the 6th, to close within 4-1, but in the bottom of the 7th Buffalo added two more runs to ice the win. Starting pitcher Erik Arnesen went 4⅓ innings, giving up nine hits, four runs and one walk while taking his 4th loss at AAA.

Harrisburg Senators, W, 8-4 @ Portland
Starting Pitcher: Milone (W, 6-3) 6IP 6H 4R 4ER 0BB 4K 2HR
Pitching Star: Martin 2IP 0H 0R 1BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Valdez 2-4, R, 2B, HR, 4RBI
Hitting Star #2: Martinez, 2-4, R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
Notes: The 6th, 7th, and 8th, hitters accounted for all 8 RBIs as the Sens went out to beat Portland by a score of 8-4. Jesus Valdez (#5 batter) and Michael Martinez (#6 batter) both went 2-for-4 with a double and home run, with Valdez knocking in four while Martinez plated three. Tom Milone improved his record to 6-3, pitching six complete innings, allowing four runs off six hits. However, two of those hits,were homeruns. He also struck out four and walked none.

Potomac Nationals — PPD
Notes: The series finale at Kinston was rained out and will be made up on August 17 as part of a doubleheader. The team finishes its six-game road trip with three against Winston-Salem tonight through Friday night.

Hagerstown Suns L, 2-1 Lakewood
Starting Pitcher: Demny 7IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K
Pitching Un-Star: Weaver (BS, 4; L, 1-2) ⅔IP 3H 2R 0BB
Hitting Star: Bloxom 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Notes: Hagerstown had this one in the bag for the entire game; they had the lead throughout the game and kept Lakewood scoreless. Starting pitcher Paul Demny went seven innings giving up only three hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Justin Bloxom smacked his sixth HR in the top of the 2nd and it appeared that would be all the Suns would need. In the bottom of the 9th Dean Weaver was put in to close, but unfortunately Lakewood wasn’t ready to quit as they scored two runs to steal this one from the Suns 2-1 and get the walkoff win.

Vermont Lake Monsters W, 4-0 vs. Tri City
Starting Pitcher: Jenkins (W, 1-1) 5IP 1H 0R 1BB 7K
Pitching Star: Eusebio (H, 2) 3IP 0H 0R 2BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Jones 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
Hitting Star #2: Martinson 2-3, R, 2B, RBI
Notes: For the second straight night, Lake Monsters pitchers shut out the Tri-City ValleyCats, as three pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout and a 4-0 win. All four of Vermont’s runs came in the first two innings. In fact, three runs were scored in the second inning when Cole Leonida singled, advanced to 2nd on a throwing error and scored when Marcus Jones doubled. Jones would also score on a ground out and Justin Miller, who was hit by a pitch, scored when Jason Martinson singled.

GCL Nationals L, 15-12
Starting Pitcher: A.J. Morris (ND) 3IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 3K
Pyrotechnician #1: John Santiago (BS, 2; L, 0-2) 1IP 3H 5R 5ER 0BB 2K 1HR
Pyrotechnician #2: Brandon King 2⅓ IP 6H 7R 5ER 1BB 3K
Hitting Star #1: Angelberth Montilla 4-5, R, 2B, SB, 3RBI
Hitting Star #2: Adrian Sanchez 3-4, 3R, 2B, BB
Notes: The two teams combined for 27 runs and 30 hits as good pitching took a holiday in Viera. The Marlins broke open the game with a seven-run sixth to take a 10-3 lead, only to surrender two runs in the sixth, four in the seventh, and three in the eighth to fall behind 12-10. John Santiago blew his second save by allowing five runs, punctuated by a grand slam with two outs that turned a 12-11 lead into a 15-12 deficit.